Category: Traveller Insights

Sharing memories of my travel dream is great fun for me and helpful for others, I hope. I want to inspire you to live your dreams to travel to countries far and wide, and locally, too! I know you can do it if you want it enough! It's simply the Law of Attraction - NLP …

"Live a life with no regret" Deri Llewellyn Davies That was a quote I shared on my talk the other day to a coaching meeting - some coaches, some coachees or in similar roles; entitle "It's never too late..." I wanted to use my travel dream now lived as the content and inspiration for people …

Article Request from nomadicmatt.com How exciting - I've been asked to feature on http://www.nomadicmatt.com travel site for an article re travellers over 40! So I've sent my write up and photos and await the publicised piece! This site was my guide, help and inspiration at times, especially prepping for travelling, so this very exciting for …

What is it like to live your dream? Mine was travelling, for a year, with a backpack, living simply and experiencing culturally. Those moments that remind you consciously and may seem bizarre or surreal that you are actually there, seeing what you see, doing what you do and being who you want to be and now …

What is Asia's obsession with air con??? Yes, Westerners might struggle with the heat and humidity but at night, sleeping or on trains not moving much, it gets freezing!!! I have experienced this daily now for months!! I, like many others in dorms, struggled with icy cold air con, either one setting or changed by …

Well, getting back on to my travel blog, I am currently pulling and tidying my travel journal into a coherent book format - who knows, I might publish this year! It could be my 2017 dream - or for you, maybe travel is that dream this coming year!? If so, please read the journal entries, …

15.8.15 Bangkok Oldtown A difficult day today after a noisy, cold night (yes, cold!). The Oldtown Hostel I booked online through Booking.com was different to my first experienced at Hua Hin with shared dorm ok but shared showers/toilets for a floor. And mine was at the other end of corridor! Looking good at Hua Hin …

As part of being 'a traveller' I am learning to take down time. That is slowing down, sitting and watching, sitting and thinking, wandering the streets with a vague direction but no definite plans, and even just staying 'home' - wherever that might be at the time - just pottering, playing, writing or resting. Although …

Hmmm, something I wasn't really expecting was the re-adjustment when you get back 'home' from travelling. Whether almost a year like me or four weeks away as my daughter did, we both felt our head was full of air, space, cotton wool - just unable to fully focus back on reality! It has taken me weeks …

As a motivational coach, motivation is what motivates me! Inspiration is part of that, something that ‘turns you on’ and gets you all excited and in flow! Memes do that for me sometimes, and for others, as Facebook is full of them to read and share!But what else can motivate or inspire you? Well, lots …